The World Bank supports Tunisia’s renewable energy, human capital, social protection, water, and connectivity:

• $268 million finances the Tunisia–Italy electricity interconnector, a 600 MW cable linking Tunisia’s grid to Europe, co-financed by Italy, the European Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, and KfW, with $25 million concessional from the Green Climate Fund via the Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative.
• The Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project (PIAIT) is upgrading irrigation and drainage for 10,000 beneficiaries across 24,000 hectares.

• The Tertiary Education for Employability Project (PromESsE) improved employability and management for 22,000+ students and introduced performance-based funding in five public universities; the follow-on Strengthening Tertiary Education for Employability, Innovation and Resilience (RESPIRE) will further strengthen quality and governance.
• The Strengthening Foundations for Learning Project (PREFAT) is expanding access by building 91 preschool classrooms and rehabilitating 70+ primary schools, benefiting 700,000+ students.
• The AMEN Social Program has reached 370,000+ vulnerable households with cash transfers and 620,000+ low-income households with free or subsidized healthcare, expanded during COVID-19, and now provides family allowances for 150,000+ children, digitized transfers and a social ID support delivery.
• The Emergency Food Security Response helped Tunisia cope with drought and Ukraine-related shocks, enabling purchases of 701,000 tons of wheat and 237,000 tons of barley and supporting small producers.
• Since 2020, $120+ million in health support has provided protective equipment, medical oxygen to 118 public facilities, 6+ million vaccine doses, and the eVax platform.
• With the French Development Agency, the Tunisia Integrated Disaster Resilience Program (ResCat) has protected ~65,000 people from flooding and piloted early-warning systems.
• The Innovative Startups and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Project is strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem: the Anava fund of funds invested $30 million in four funds (raising $67 million) and made 11 startup investments; the $17 million InnovaTech co-investment fund has seven investments, together mobilizing $37 million in private finance.